I find comments about the performance 80mm f4.5 being less than ideal wide open intriguing. When would you ever want to use this lens wide open? In my experience, the depth of field with LF...
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I find comments about the performance 80mm f4.5 being less than ideal wide open intriguing. When would you ever want to use this lens wide open? In my experience, the depth of field with LF...
Which version of the El-Nikkor 135mm do you have? I understand there may be as many as three different versions of this lens, presumeably each an improvement on the predecessor. You may be quite...
Have a look at the second hand listing for ECS of Sydney. Their website is at ECS
They are not exclusively LF and, contrary to whatever their name may suggest, they do not cater exclusively to...
Mike Mahoney's response re image circles tallies with the data on my website (lifted from a Nikon brochure). See the page at http://homepages.tig.com.au/~cbird
As a Nikkor SW90/8 owner and...
Peter, if you want to pass on anything Nikon email to you, I'm happy to post it on my site.
Regards
Carey Bird
I use a Zuiko 135mm f/3.5 tele on my OM-4 body as the meter for my LF endeavours. One advantage of the OM system is that it is a lot smaller and lighter than other more modern and more highly...
The link has been fixed and should be OK now. Thanks for pointing it out.
Regards, Carey
I've added specs, diagrams and pix of Nikon LF lenses to my site. Follow the li nk from the homepage: http://homepages.tig.com.au/~cbird
Cheers
Carey Bird
I own 5 4x5 D/Ds, so take 10 sheets of film on a day trip. All APX100. Each D/D goes into its own ziploc plastic bag, and then all 5 go into another bigger ziploc bag in my backpack.
Some days...
I dont know much/anything about the specs of your F100, but if it has a usable spot meter capability, I'd be tempted to purchase a 135mm lens or so and simply use that. It means your 'meter' can...
You haven't specified your preferred max aperture, but if your budget is like mine, don't discount the Nikkor SW 90 f/8.
Cheers
You forgot about this one: the sun that goes behind the cloud and ruins the carefully previsualised image that relies on strong contrast in lighting. Or, conversely, the sun that comes out from ...
What are zing pouches? Is this a brandname? Can you describe them for me?
Thanks, Carey
Where are you based? Both Munters and BMS Catastrophe specialise in restoring fire/smoke damaged property, as does Relectronic-Remech. Your local Insurer should be able to give you contact names. ...